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Tackling Embodied Carbon in Retrofits
A firm specializing in remodeling rethinks its approach to attic and roof insulation to lower embodied carbon
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Understanding Thermal Numbers
Another explanation of R-, U-, K-, and C-values
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All About Footings
Durable house designs start right here
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Does Your Electrification Project Require a Service Upgrade?
Step-by-step calculations for determining the capacity of your current service
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FAQ: Flashing an Existing Window
The same techniques that protect new windows from water leaks can be adapted to windows already in place
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Cool Walls Are Coming
Similar to cool roof ratings, research suggests that measures of solar reflectance and thermal emittance should be considered for wall claddings and finishes too
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The Living Building Challenge Comes to Vacationland
A residential environmental school tackles a daunting building certification program
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Insulating a Slab with Rigid Mineral Wool
Positive feedback from a builder after using Rockwool Comfortboard 80 beneath a slab for the first time
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Time to Give Straw Another Look
Innovative new ways to build low-carbon homes with a time-tested and well-known renewable resource
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Straightforward Air Sealing Strategies
Follow these simple steps to get ready for code-required blower door testing and you'll probably do better than the code requires
